The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-02

Instance or with Inc approval Of Zen. Ma
hone. Certainly, he has nothing to do with
The administration of the local affairs of
county,nor has their admins
Iration any legitimate relation TO the pol
icy Of the Republican party in the State Or
Nation. We cannot therefore undefst and
why a sMahone ticket" should have been
nominated in Shenandoah for the local Of
fees of that county, nor can we see the
or prudence of sending off such
a dispatch. There could be no better plan
adopted TO defeat the Republican party
this fall than to make the canvass solely
in the interest of Gen. Malone. or any 9TH
Ell prominent Republican,. While ALI who
are willing to be fair and just, must admit
that he has made very useful. able and
vigilant Senator, yet there are other inter
ests of vital import lance to the State TO be
considered in the election OF the next i IeSi
Islature. The Democrats will, as it looks
now. make the canvass for the Legislature
with the primary purpose Oh electing Hon.
John S. Barbour to the United States Sen
ate, but il does not follow necessarily that
the Republicans should peTpetrate the
same blunder and be guiity'of the same inc
discretion. The Republicans of the State
can be united on a welldelined State pol!
icy, involving questions of interest to all
the people, and in this way they would
have a reasonable chance Of carrying lithe
7 La, Il,,t n n haliArn
can do so, il they make the canvass-turn
solely upon the election OF any particular
I Republican to the United States Senate.
We should make a united effort town the
Legislature. with a view primarily of
enactng much needed Legislation, Aespel
cially in reference to the State, debt If
that is ever settled satisfactorily ito the
creditors and to the State, it will have to
be done by the Republican party! The
Democrats have abundantfy proven THAT
they 10 not comprehend it. OF if they do,
thatthey are not disposed to 'haTe a-'linal
adjustment of it, With the Legislature
won then ID would be time CROUCH toc6n-1
slider the claims of Senatorial aspifantst
But it would be suicidal to make the fan
contest centre in and Tevoive around the
pretensions of any one f0rsSenatof Iherei
could he no more certain method devised
| to divide the party and invite defeat than
| to inaugurate a canvass solely with the
| view to elect or defeat Gen. Mahonel for
1.-THE Senate. The first consideration is to
crystallze The strength OF the party, and
this can only be done upon issues and p0i-
icies about which all can agree. We have
| "a numerical majority in the State when
Ithus united. but we have no margins to
Iri>k upon factional controversies, or upon
1.-THE narrow line of individual ambitious.
The Pary and important questions OF
State interest must he regarded as para
mount. Should the Republicans gain the
Legislature by addressing the reason OF
the people as it respects matters OF State
and national administration, the Senator
ship could then be discussed and deter!
mined But we must have harmony, the
elimination of disturbing issues, the ab-
sence of petty personal strifes. if we would
Eexppct to have the power to elect q Senator.
1t would be well enough for all Republicans
to take practical, common stnse'vieW OF
the situation, and not rush madly into the
fan campaign, labelled f0r any particular
persenfol Senator, and schemiiIg and plot
ting to press the claims OF asnirantsfof the
Iegislature, with the main OBJECT Of
subscribing that particular indlvidhdl ut
the expense Of the party and of every -oth-
er interest of the State. Such aIcanVass
could not win. aItwond bring 1ovefWhelm-
ing defeat and have a far-feaehing' effect
upon the political relations OF Virginia.
| The Republicans cannot AFFORD to 60
into the fail canvass divided into factions
We have the results before us in the recent
elections for county officers OF the disas
trcus effects Of mere personal politics al ahQd
the qualification OF personal spies or am
Bit ms. In Rockingham the Republicans
Host both tile Circuit a':d County Court
clerks, not because the candidates we're
not trustworthy men and recognized, true
| Republicans, but for the reason that pefso-
nal feeling was allowed to usurp the place
of party fidelity. In Shenan q tt?ll c oHl
/ ty, the Republican nominees, with one
/ exception, were defeated BY the same kind
! of influence, when in both counties the
Republicans have a clear majority OF the
/ voters. In l}ockbridge similar sources OF
i disaffection lost the Republicans the coun[-
| ty, when it ought tohave been carried by 20C
or 300 majority. In Augusta the blum.
dering OF the Republican Coniinlttae WaS
egregious, 1t assumed to frame q TICKET
and when the ticket was completed 1T was was
/ such mixture and anomaly that it gould
not he recognized by either party, and SC SC
had to lie styled '""Ehe Citif4ens llnIdepe4,L1
/ dent ticket II had on it the names q
the nominees of the Democratic, Primary
4 for several of the most important Offices
| It presented the name Of an ayoWed and
aggressive Democrat for smother, lmpor
/ tant position, ard sandWichedl between
4 Democrats were some true and tried he
A pVhlicans. who deserved the support of The
party! but it. was not given because l e Of tthe
i dissatl sfaction which prevailed among US
rank and Gle Some life Ions, Republicans
/ voted the straghtout Democratic; ticket
! and not more than half Of the Republicans
/ voted at all. e Inue ether portions OF the
State large Repubfieanimaioritie were
/ frittered away, in some instances barely
| electing their candidates, and, in Others
/ losing some of the most Important Offices.
We allude to these results to show that TO
make personal interests and personal ann
billions paramount to the party invites
disintegration, demorali39ation and q}e sffet3
Wement ionit them, otOo&as a, warning Tor
the future. ThoseWho respect themselves
cannot be driven TODD that which they lo
i nat believe TO lie right, They viii not
submit to belbossed when they knoWit ..,~
| Some of the unsuspecting may be cajoled
and deceived into the sanction of a policy
! that would not he endorsed by them as All
original proposition. But the deception
cannot be repeated, and to attempt would
be dangerous to party organization. The
only safe and the onlycommendab!e, wayis
to make issues affecting tie INTEREST Of the
people supremerrto letpersonal aspirations
be dwarfed in their presence, and when
i the contest has been deeided upohilashigh